Chechnya is Russia's only region where old customary tribal laws - the adat - have been preserved and are almost fully functional. The blood revenge is one of them. A homicide should entail the murder of the perpetrator or one of his kin. The Chechen society consists of teips or clans. Every clan has its own elders or, at least, respected members. In case of a conflict, the rivals first talk to the elders and only then - to police. The government may resolve an issue using the Criminal Code while the elders would always do it equitably and faster. Blood revenge sounds strongly but a significant number of conflicts involving murders is resolved peacefully when the offended party forgives the wrongdoers. Such agreements are made by the elders whose say has an absolute weight in the Chechen society. When the respected men reach an agreement, the conflict may be considered resolved. This story is about people who avert the blood revenge using the power of their authority and the ancient Chechen customs.